tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post8275222038353970143..comments2016-12-05T14:40:10.997-08:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: "Cloth" vs. "Hardcover"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-67389726201939759452008-12-07T09:28:00.000-08:002008-12-07T09:28:00.000-08:00David,I googled various things to see if there is ...David,<BR/>I googled various things to see if there is any significant online debate about this issue. Doesn't seem to be. I did find a blog post authored by someone who was displeased that the final volume of an expensive series was listed as cloth but was instead covered in some easily damaged faux material. The publisher actually responded, with the lame excuse that it is a RETAILER Drew@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-11008767437678056442008-12-07T03:20:00.000-08:002008-12-07T03:20:00.000-08:00Drew,Interesting comments -- I'm surprised to hear...Drew,<BR/><BR/>Interesting comments -- I'm surprised to hear about the various hybrid bindings you and your corresondent have mentioned, coming from a single publisher. As you know, I worked 9 years for a university press, and the last 4 years for a college textbook publisher. At least up to the point that I left the U-press, "cloth" was "cloth," and nothing else. With the textbooks, it's dwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-70585916340878706442008-12-05T08:59:00.000-08:002008-12-05T08:59:00.000-08:00Hi Don,Finally, someone who's with me on this!I do...Hi Don,<BR/>Finally, someone who's with me on this!<BR/><BR/>I don't like the two-tone thing much either [what the trade definition is, I don't know. Sometimes the spine covering part is made out of cloth, and others just a slighter more durable paper]. The boards are another increasing problem -- very flimsy. One shouldn't be able to bend them with the slightest pressure.<BR/><BR/>I also Drew@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-10128943990233598882008-12-05T06:18:00.000-08:002008-12-05T06:18:00.000-08:00Hello Drew Thanks for the post regarding this subj...Hello Drew<BR/> <BR/>Thanks for the post regarding this subject. The majority of my collection comes from university presses and I've noticed a change by some publishers. Most of the books I bought that were published by North Carolina University press used to be covered in full cloth. <BR/> <BR/>Recently they are advertising many books as cloth, but they are what I call a two tone binding. NotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com